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Progress Test 8A

Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar

1 Complete the sentences with the correct active or passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Officials are warning passengers to expect delays as the new metro line _______________

(test) all this week.

2 Terrence Malick _______________ (direct) only five films since he started working in the film

business forty years ago.

3

The world’s first motorways _______________ (build) in Germany in the 1930s.

4 By the time we got to the party, all the pizza _______________ (eat).

5 The 2022 Football World Cup _______________ (hold) in Qatar.

6 Fifteen countries _______________ (take part) in the International Space Station project so far.

7 Smoking _______________ (not allow) in cafés and restaurants in the UK.

8 The supermarket _______________ (open) at midday on Sundays.

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Don’t turn round! I think we _______________ (follow) !

10 Six million tourists _______________ (visit) the Eiffel Tower in 2006.

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2 Choose the correct answers.

1 There are a lot of people

at the party, but I don’t know someone / no one / anyone.

2 He did anything / something / everything

last month that he wasn’t proud of.

3 Chris has anywhere / nowhere / somewhere to stay this weekend. He forgot to book a hotel in

time.

4 Everybody / Everything / Everywhere needs to stay at home this weekend to study for the

test.

5 We turned on the light switch in the kitchen but no one / nothing / nowhere happened.

6 Please have something / anything / everything

to eat before we leave. I don’t want you to get

hungry later.

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3 Rewrite the sentences using introductory it.

1 What Fiona and Steve talked about

doesn’t matter.

It _______________________________________________________________________ .

2 Travelling between Oxford and Cambridge takes about two hours.

It _______________________________________________________________________ .

3 The rain has been falling all night.

It _______________________________________________________________________ .

4 Doing all the exercises was difficult.

It _______________________________________________________________________ .

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Vocabulary

4 Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first letter of each word has been

given.

1 The flight attendant looked at our b__________ passes before we got on the plane.

2 There were a few people waiting at the taxi r__________ outside the museum.

3 We got hungry on the long train journey, so we went to the b__________ car for a sandwich.

4 There was an ambulance behind us on the motorway, so we moved into the hard s__________ .

5 It took me fifteen minutes to get through passport c__________ after my plane landed.

6 Passengers on Istanbul flight TK186, please go to d__________ gate B21 now.

7 The train was late so we went to the w__________ room to sit down until it came.

8 We filled up the tank with u__________ petrol at the petrol station.

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5 Complete the sentences with the words below. There is one word that you do not need.

breathtaking gruelling intrepid isolated lethal notorious threatening unsuccessful

1 Climbing Kilimanjaro was a / an __________ undertaking, so we were completely exhausted

when we reached the top.

2 The farm was in a / an __________ spot; the nearest village was more than thirty miles away.

3 The bite of this Australian spider can be __________ to humans. It can kill you in a few minutes.

4 Many __________ explorers risked their lives to visit the remotest parts of the world.

5 The view from the top of Scafell Peak was simply __________ . It was so beautiful.

6 The sea off the coast of Somalia is __________ for pirates who attack passing ships.

7 Robert Falcon Scott was sadly __________ in his attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole.

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6 Choose the correct answers.

1 My favourite hobby is ASAP / DIY. I love fixing things around the house.

2 I

’m visiting my folks / mates this weekend because it’s my mum’s birthday.

3 It is not worth getting stressed over little things. Try to stay wobbly / chilled and enjoy life.

4 My brother and I always looked out / switched on for each other when we were kids.

5 If anyone gives you grief / worries at school, you need to let me know straight away.

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Translation

7 Translate the Polish parts of the sentences into English.

1 (

Chcę złożyć reklamację dotyczącą) ____________________ the uncomfortable bed in my

room.

2

I’m afraid (to naprawdę nie zależy od nas) ____________________.

3 (

Zobaczę, co mogę zrobić) ____________________ about getting you some clean towels.

4 (

Tracę już cierpliwość) ____________________. Nothing works in my room!

5

I’ll do everything I can (żeby rozwiązać ten problem) ____________________.

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Listening

8 Listen to five people talking about their problems while travelling. Match the speakers 1

–5

with the problems A

–F. There is one problem you do not need.

Speaker 1 _____

Speaker 2 _____

Speaker 3 _____

Speaker 4 _____

Speaker 5 _____

A This person had to travel by car because there

wasn’t any public transport to his/her destination.

B This person fell asleep on the train and got off at the wrong station.

C This person was unhappy about his/her accommodation.

D

This person didn’t get the type of seat he/she had asked for.

E This person was told that his/her service was not running after a delay.

F This person was late for an important appointment.

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Reading

9 Read the text. Are the statements true (T) or false (F)?

The Dakar Rally
You’ve probably heard of the off-road motor vehicle rally called the Dakar Rally, but do you know where is
finishes? Before you say Dakar, the capital of Senegal, think again! The last time the rally finished in Dakar
itself was in 2007. In 2008, because of concerns about security, the rally was cancelled and a shorter, less
challenging race called the Central Europe Rally was held in its place. And since 2009, the Dakar Rally has
been held in South America due to the increasing risk of terrorism in Senegal.

The first Dakar Rally was held in 1978. During a race in 1977, a French competitor, Thierry Sabine, had got
lost on his motorcycle in the Libyan desert. Having been rescued, he returned to France convinced that the
desert landscape would provide a fantastic challenge for an international competition. The Dakar Rally began
the next year, and for the next fifteen years, hundreds of drivers and motorcyclists competed in the annual
long-distance race. Competitors would drive from Paris to the Mediterranean, then across the north-western
corner of Africa to the Senegalese capital, trying to avoid getting lost in the desert sandstorms. Then things
became complicated: the region became more and more politically unstable, and officials have had to change
the starting point, rally route and finishing line of the race nearly every year since 1994.

The Dakar Rally has always been highly competitive. Each year, more than 350 car and truck drivers and
motorcycle riders enter the rally, about 80 per cent of whom are amateurs. Unsurprisingly, the majority of
winners have been professionals. The most successful Dakar competitor is Stephane Peterhansel, who won the
rally six times riding a motorbike, before switching to a car and winning a further four titles between 2004 and
2012.

The rally has been subject to a lot of criticism. Many people have protested against it because of the impact it
has on the environment. Others are upset by the fact that the race passes through countries where many people
make less money in their whole lives than a wealthy competitor spends during a single rally. Nevertheless, the
famous race remains as popular as ever. Among rally drivers and car companies, as well as fans who enjoy the
thrill of following the progress of their favourite competitors, the Dakar Rally is still one of the most important
off-road racing competitions in the world.

1 Although some people think differently, the Dakar Rally has never finished in Dakar.

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2 Thierry Sabine had to be helped home from the desert.

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3 The route has often changed because it is too easy to get lost in the desert.

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4 The rally has only been won by professionals.

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5 The rally is in danger of being cancelled as more and more people protest against it.

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Writing

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Opisz miejsce, w którym mieszkasz lub w którym dorastałeś/dorastałaś. Wypowiedź
powinna zawierać 200–250 słów i spełniać wszystkie wymogi określone dla wskazanej formy
Wykorzystaj poniższy schemat:

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Explain which part of your town or country you are describing.



Describe what the area is like.

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Mention what facilities are available in the area, and what there is to see and do.



Give your opinion or feelings about living or growing up in that particular town or area.

Informacja

1−2

Informacja

3−4

Informacja

5−6

Informacja

7−8

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/1

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Forma

Słownictwo

Gramatyka

Razem

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